Improve east/west travel in Seattle and Puget Sound. You can go north/south, but it is extremely difficult to go east/west in crosstown traffic. This wastes an enormous amount of time and fossil fuel in the PNW.

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I suggest you implement tolls on all major Seattle bridges (Fremont Bridge, Ballard Bridge, University Bridge, Montlake Bridge, South Park Bridge, etc.). Add an HOV/transit lane that is exempt from tolling.

This is one small step for car users to start paying for themselves, instead of sucking over $100 milion per year of subsidies out of property tax and the general fund.

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I suggest you only pay for car infrastructure projects using fees on car users. The 40% of Seattle residents who do not drive on a daily basis are subsidizing car users through property taxes and the general fund, which pay for over 96% of Seattle's transportation infrastructure.
This should not happen. Make car users pay for their own infrastructure, including paying for the majority of Seattle city property (roads
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Capitol Hill, U-District, West Seattle, Ballard, Fremont, {insert your neighborhood here}. If we want to get serious about helping people get around town more easily without cars and encourage more density and less sprawl all while generating revenue and fostering sustainability... this is it.

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I suggest you set market-rate parking rates for parking on public land. This includes parking meters, city parking lots, and street parking.
Parking would remain free or very low cost in less dense neighborhoods where the market rate is close to $0. It would be higher in dense areas like downtown, Capitol Hill, and Belltown.
Businesses would not be hurt because parking costs would be based on what the market will
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